Search Results: Authors starting with M from Beacon Books

William Morrow, February 2000. First Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 343 pages. Silver lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine, unread, copy of this Leo Waterman Mystery. signed on the title page by the author in black ink. Size: 5.5 x 8.5

William Morrow, February 2000. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 343 pages. Silver lettering on the spine. Minor bump to the top of the spine. There is a remainder mark on the lower foredge. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine, unread, copy of this Leo Waterman Mystery. signed on the title page by the author in blue ink. Size: 5.5 x 8.5

Arno Press. First Thus.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. vii, 122, 60, [2] pages. Gold lettering on the spine and front cover. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. A very good copy of this dissertation being one in the series of Dissertations in European Economic History. The back of the book has the Revised French Version. Size: 6 x 9

St. Martin's Press. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 188 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Cover is shelf worn. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has wear along the edges and on the corners. A very good copy of this mystery, signed by the author on the title page in black ink.

St. Martin's Press. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 215 pages. Faded gold lettering on the spine. Cover is shelf worn. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has wear along the edges and on the corners. A very good copy of this mystery, signed by the author on the title page in black ink.

Hachette. Not Stated, Presumed First Thus. Softcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. 127 pages. Black lettering on the spine and pictorial front cover. The cover has been previously covered in clear plastic which has left a sticky residue on the first and last pages. Edges are lightly scuffed. A very good copy of this book with text in French. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Signed by Capitan Kurt Carlsen on the half title page.

Murray Printing & Gravure Limited, 1935. Not Stated Presumed First Editions.. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jackets. Volume II printed in 1958. xi, 209 pages in Volume 1; viii, 153 pages in volume 2. Faded gold lettering on the spines and front covers. Corners and edges are lightly scuffed. Previous owner's name on the free endpapers. Both volumes has some underlining and notations. A very good copy of this two volume set, illustrated with a few b/w photographs; one fold out photograph in volume 1. Size: 6 x 9

Okanagan Historical Society. Not Stated Presumed First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 207 pages. Black lettering on the first page of the book. Covered with clear plastic and a black spine. A very good copy of this index of the Okanagan Historical Society's first 50 reports. Size: 8.5 x 10.75

Whitecap Books Ltd. Limited.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 151 pages. Silver lettering on the spine and front cover. The book is housed in a grey slipcase (which is in near fine condition, having minor wear on the corners). A fine copy of this anthology of Eskimo sculpture, beautifully photographed in full colour. Signed on the first page by both the author and the photographer. This is copy 87 of 500. This is a heavy book and will require additional shipping charges. Size: 10 x 13.5

T. C. And E. C. Jack, 1911. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8 Volumes, Complete Set. 1911. Gold lettering on the spine. Vol. I -The Renaissance in Central Italy; 254 pages; Missing 1/' of the top of the spine; front hinge cracked, a few tears in the pages. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper and a label on the inside cover. Missing 1 Plate (Boticelli, Mars and Venus). Vol II - The Renaissance in Venice, 232 pages. Vol. III - Later Italians and Genius of Spain; Top of the spine is torn. Vol IV - The Renaissance in the north; and the Flemish Genius; 237 pages; front hinge is cracked, first few pages loose. Vol. V - The Dutch Genius; 255 pages; Top and tail of the spine are worn, front inner hinge is cracked. Vol. VI - The French Genius; Top of the spine is missing 1/2', a couple of loose pages in the text, back inner hinge cracked; missing 2 plates (Boucher - Diana and Ingres - The Source). Vol. VII - The British Genius, 313 pages; wear to the top and tail… Read More

The Ryerson Press, 1923. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. 289 pages. Gold lettering on the spine and front cover. Top foredge is marron, side and lower foredges are untrimmed. Front hinge is unglued where the endpapers was pasted down to the first page too tightly. There is an inscription by the author and a note stating that the pen corrections in the book were made by the author. A very good copy of this scarce title.

William Bryce, 1887. Not Stated. Softcover. Good-/No Dust Jacket. 322 pages. Black lettering on an orange paper cover. Back cover is missing. Corners are bumped and worn. Some pencil markings in the text. A good reading copy of this extremely scarce edition of Mackay's Twin Soul.

Douglas & McIntyre Ltd. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Near Fine. 224 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Minor bump to the upper corner. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A near fine copy of this book featuring Montreal's Square Mile which was an enclave for the rich and powerful, a small geographic area whose inhabitants controlled two thirds of the Canada's wealth. The Square Mile was the home of Canada's commercial aristocracy - the McGills and McTavishes (furs), Molsons (beer), Redpaths (sugar), Ogilvies (flour), and scores of families that came after them to live on the shadow of Mount Royal. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs.

Soho Crime, April 2010. First Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 326 pages. Metallic blue lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine, unread, copy of this mystery set in South Africa. Signed by the author on the title page in blue ink. Size: 5 x 7.75

Readex Microprint. Facsimile Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. cxxxii, viii, 414 pages. Gold lettering on the spine and on the front cover. Corners lightly bumped. A near fine copy of this facsimile edition of MacKenzies journals. This is a very heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 7.25 x 10

Sono Nis Press. Not Stated Pesumed First Edition. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 304 pages. Yellow lettering on a maroon background on the spine and on the pictorial front cover. A tiny chip along the top edge. A fine copy of this scarce title focusing on the CPR steam years from 1905 to 1949. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs. Signed on the title page by Robert Turner. This is a heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Carswell Co., Ltd., 1916. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 600 pages. Gold lettering on red and black leather on the spine. Five raised bands on the spine. Corners lightly bumped, cover lightly soiled. A very good copy of this law text: 'From Canadian, English and American decisions, and References to Ancient and Modern French Law'

Canada Law Book Company, Limited, 1908. Not Stated, Presumed First Editions. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. xviii, 516, [1] pages. Gold lettering on red and black leather backgrounds on the spine. Five raised cords on the spine. Leather is rubbed on the top and tail of the spine, and on the cords on the spine; lower corners are scuffed through to the book boards (1/4'). Previous owner's stamp on the free endpaper and on the inside cover. Bookbinder small sticker on the inside lower corner. A very good copy of this Canadian Law book.

World Vision. Presumed First Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Unpaginated. Orange and white lettering on the spine and front cover. Cover has very minimal shelf wear on the edges. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has a closed tear along the bottom edge (1/2'). A fine copy of this scarce photographic journey of Africa with over 70 b/w full pages images. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 10 x 12

Sono Nis Press. Presumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. 101 pages. Black lettering on a white and silver spine, white and black lettering on the pictorial front cover. Minor creasing to the front cover (at the spine). A very good copy of these narrative stories, inscribed, by the author, on the half title page. Illustrated with a few b/w photographs.